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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

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Municipal Council Building Inspector's Report

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 5

The following applications for Permission to erect new buildings are recommended for approval subject to compliance with Ordinance 71 and…

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Manning Shire Rates General Rate Increased By Twopence

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 3

Manning Shire Council on Monday increased its general rate from 3d. to 5d. in the £. Other charges fixed were the same as last year…

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Oxley County Council Electricity Costs

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2
Also in The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer

Cr C. A. Ryan, chairman of Oxley County Council, in his annual report on December 21, stated that electricity sales for…

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Oxley County Council Special Meeting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 3

Cr. C. A. Ryan presided over Crs. Warlters, Kennedy, Pead and Crisp. The chairman's allowance was fixed at £100 per year, as last year…

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County Council President Re-elected

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 5

By the draw from the hat, Cr. E. R. Mackay was, on Wednesday night, re-elected president of the Macleay…

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New Houses in 1948 Council's Figures Correct

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 4

Two queries by aldermen at the Kempsey council meeting on Monday night as to the correctness of the statement that only…

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Proposed Deviation Through Coopernook Discussion At Council Meeting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 4

At Monday's meeting of the Manning Shire Council a letter was read from the Department of Main Roads with reference to the proposed…

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County Council Future Rural Lines New Programme Suggested

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 8

Members of the Macleay River County Council on Wednesday night strongly refuted any allegations that business under…

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Goods On Footpath. Action To Be Taken By Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2

Reference was made at Monday night's Wingham Council meeting to the stacking of goods on the footpath in Isabella Street. It was feared that…

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Power Charges Rise of 110th of Penny County Council

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 5

All classes of consumers within the Macleay River County Council area will have to pay slightly increased electricity…

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Municipal Staff Thought Turns to Machines

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 7

The Kempsey Municipal Council is having some difficulty in finding necessary office staff, and it is possible that a dictaphone…

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Municipal Roads Claim on Petrol Tax

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2

The town clerk, Mr H. D. Pittendrigh, informed the Kempsey council on Monday night that while an opinion existed that the…

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Hastings Shire Council

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 2

At Monday's meeting of the Hastings Shire Council, the President, Cr. H. S. Bransdon, occupied the chair and other councillors present were A. G…

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Manning Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Manning Shire Council was held on Monday. In the absence of the president (Cr. W. J. Wamsley) and the…

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Shire and Municipal Conference

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 2

Delegates representing municipal and shire councils from Wallarobba and Stroud in the south, to Dorrigo on the north, met at the Hastings…

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Gloucester Shire Council Applies for More Money for Crossings

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 1

An additional amount of £282,000 has been made available from the Commonwealth Aid Roads and Works Fund for…

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Taree Municipal Council

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the above Council was held on Wednesday evening, when there were present: Ald. Gertrude Richardson (Mayor), W…

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Wingham Municipal Council Estimates for Year 1949

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 3

A special meeting of the Wingham Municipal Council was held on Monday evening, 10th January, to consider estimates submitted for the year 1949…

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Wingham Municipal Council Estimates For Year 1949 No Increase in General and Street Lighting Rates

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 8

A special meeting of the Wingham Municipal Council was held on Monday evening, 10th January, 1949, to consider estimates submitted for the year…

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